Getting TTM successes was my favorite part of my project. When I started, there were 45 players alive and signing, and I got all of them except George Spencer, who died before I could write to him. I wish I'd started earlier, when there were more of them still around. It's been a lot of fun watching you all build your sets; keep them coming!

Dan Plesac signed his base card and a checklist.

Dave Righetti signed his base card, record breakers and All Star.

276/792

Righetti
 

Hi......did you send to the San Francisco Giants for Dave Righetti ??

I have his three cards sent away there now!!

Andy

If anyone needs any A's guys from 86 or 87...I may be able to help. Fire off some names and I'll check this stack of oddball signed A's that I have.

I sure did. Before I sent I thought he was offseason only. I guess it was my lucky day.

Ray Soff signed his Cardinals Leaders card for me.

277/792.

While nothing specifically today arrived, when I put some more envelopes in my mailbox today, I noticed I had a SASE from Saturday I must've left. It was Greg Gross, though badly bent.

278/792

Anyone need a 1987 Topps Mark McGwire signed? I just got one in today and it's available. SOLD

C/o the Padres?

I got Juan Samuel on the Phillies Leaders card.

279/792

Trading??
 

Anyone have dupes they are willing to trade?

I have the following I'm willing to trade (also working on '88 Donruss & '89 UD):

54 Bill Dawley
67 Bill Swift
69 Lonnie Smith
88 Ed Wojna
95 Oddibe McDowell
101 Carl Willis
122 Jim Clancy
157 Danny Darwin
169 Ron Washington
190 Jim Sundberg
232 Reggie Williams
233 Russ Morman
279 Dan Plasec
293 Bob Rogers MGR
585 Scott Bailes
646 Mike Mason
742 Andy McGaffigan

I sent to Marc Sullivan last Summer. He never returned anything until now. He sent a post it note that he was sorry for the delay and it got lost in his files. How nice. Thanks, Marc.

280/792

It's now 281 with Davey Johnson.

Trifecta
 

Thanks Mr Righetti!!!

Always nice when you can knock off multiples in one envelope

Hit the jackpot today!!
 

Great returns today !!

Bill Buckner came in today with his fee sent.

282/792

Vida Blue sent my card back signed today. I sent his fee.

283/792

Where can I get addresses to send ttm cards for autographs. How do I get a list?

Try sports card forum. It has a free TTM Manager.

Some collectors swear by Meiselman others Smalling. Good luck.

http://www.sportsaddresslists.com/

http://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Autog.../dp/1932391495

Helpful resource: http://www.autographu.com/the-ultima...es-on-the-web/

Eddie Whitson around 2005/2006 was my first TTM failure - Unsigned in SASE with no explanation. So, a decade later I decide to try him again, this time sending a 1987 Topps and I got it signed today.

I also got Larry Andersen c/o the Phillies.

285/792

Four today
 

Great success in the mailbox today.

Oddibe McDowell is known to take a while. This was no exception as I sent to him last Summer and I got a return today with a personalization and Bible verse.

286/792

Awesome success yesterday
 

Beautiful sign...I sent this to the SF Giants address.

Jack Aker signed my Indians Leaders.

Clint Hurdle signed his base card.

288/792

I got back Rick Leach from a mail order. I sent to the VFW Redford Show.

289/792

Tim Wallach arrived today from a private signing.

290/792

Lenny Dykstra and Mike Scott have both come back from private signings.

292/792

Mail day
 

Got these three beauties in the mail today !!

Len Matuszek is doing a private signing with items due June 7. Send to Under the Radar Sports Promotions. You can find the address on their website. Mine goes out tomorrow.

Great week
 

Some great returns this week!!

Bill Schroder came in today.

Bret Saberhagen today.

294/792

Shameless plus... :D

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=223473

Also have a Dwight Lowry in the auction forum, ending 6/11.

Glenn Hoffman arrived today c/o the Padres.

295/792

Len Matuszek came back from the private signing.

296/792

I took my mom to Wrigley today for her birthday.

Meanwhile, I snatched up Ray Searage pregame and Bob Walk as he was heading down the ramp after.

298/792

Recent additions
 

Not through the mail, but acquired recently through trade or purchase.

Jeff Reardon came in.

299/792

Mitch Williams arrived via a mail order.

Finally, a major milestone: 300/792

Hubie Brooks came in today. So did Tom Candiotti from a private signing.

302/792

Success
 

Probably my last two for a couple of weeks now that Canada Posts will probably go on strike Saturday!!!

Strike delayed !!!
 

George Frazier

Love seeing the updates. Has any player sent the card back unsigned?

Unsigned
 

Hi,

I have had a few returned unsigned. Normally they come back asking for anything from $1 (Sid Bream) to $20 (Bill Buckner). Rick Reuschel just returned one unsigned with no apparent reason. My success rate is around 80% out of the roughly 100 I have sent out. That includes a few wildcards that I have sent out to like Ricky Wright, Mark Mcgwire, and Roger Clemens who I don't expect a response from.

It's a bit of a pain in the butt because I have to send an SASE from Canada so I need to buy USA stamps all the time. Not normally a big deal but the exchange rate sucks and I am at the whim of both USPS and Canada Post!!!

My biggest concern is that approximately 20% of the signers do not put the cards back in the top loader or cardsaver when they ship them back so they are sometimes prone to damage.

Andy

Awesome, glad your success rate is so high! Seems silly that Bream would send a card back for $1, but one never knows.

Clemens signs through his foundation for $20 or $25 per card. Can't recall the exact amount but he's dependable and fairly fast about returning the items.

Arriving today was Manny Trillo, who took roughly about 11 or 12 months.

304/792

I got Steve Crawford and Spike Owen Thursday.

306/792

Sweet Music
 

Two Frank Viola's today!!

I'm pretty sure that's Frank Eufemia on the Twins card, not Viola, even though he still signed it.

Twins leaders
 

Agreed,

I just wanted a Twins signature on the team cards and I was sending to Frank Viola anyways. I had to donate to get the auto so I threw in two cards and luckily he signed both!!

Andy

Ttm
 

A couple have rolled in the last few days!!

enjoying the scans

+1

A Big Thank You to 7nohitter
 

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share with you and give a big shout out to one of the finest members on the board for his generosity in helping me complete an autographed 1987 Topps autographed set.

He has been following my posts and messaged me regarding a higher value card I still needed for my set and said he would send it to me as he no longer required it.

7nohitter, Mr. Miller, THANK YOU for assisting a fellow board member and for your generosity.

Cheers,

Andy Sargent
Trenton, ON, Canada

No problem, Andy. Like I said, glad the card went to someone who would enjoy it-that's what this hobby is about!

Ttm
 

New in the mail today!

Things have slowed down, mainly because I've gotten much of the easier ones TTM, but today Kent Tekulve arrived.

307/792

August has not been kind to me at all. I had three successes today, the first of any kind since the 5th.


One of them was a 1987. Bud Black signed for me c/o the Angels.

308/792

I really enjoy this thread, especially now that it has pictures.

Good luck with your quest,
Doug

Purchases
 

Can't get them all through the mail so here are a few recent purchases.

Willie Wilson came in today.

309/792

Gary Pettis
 

New one today

Kelly Gruber and Don Sutton came in today. Sutton added the HOF inscription.

311/792

Today's mail

Doug Drabek
Chris Chambliss

313/792

Chris Chambliss
 

Finally got this one back after a few months

Hello,
I put together TTM about 75% of the set going on about 10 years ago.....

But unfortunately I was in my 20's and ended up putting it up on eBay for the dough....

Anyway is there anyone out there who has some doubles they want to part with?

I got the itch... and want a jump start LMK via IM if you have available. - James

I don't really part with doubles. I do, however, have a list of resources and players who sign from that set.

Doubles
 

James,

Here are the doubles I currently have. PM me if interested.

Cheers

Andy

Does anybody collect other sets? Just curious. I do Pacific Legends, 1962 and 1965 Topps as well as 1991 Leaf.

I am doing a 57 set

I have worked on a 1969 topps, 1976 topps and a 2015 heritage minors but gave up and sold them. I am currently working on the 1974 topps set and traded and am down to 180ish cards left. I am thinking about starting the 1986 topps set as I have nearly 150 of those without really trying yet. If anyone wants to help with my 74 set, I can send you the needs list and I have many 86's to trade with.

1990 Leaf currently at 522 out of 600.

1990 Leaf
 

1990 Leaf is a beautiful set. Is that the set that Kelly Gruber refuses to sign his card for ???

Andy

I've read Gruber doesn't do 1990 Leaf.

I have more than 100 combined of the 1988/1989 Pacific Legends cards.

I currently have 98 signed cards from the 1965 set.

1962 is around 60 or 70 signed cards. Give or take, I have about 60 signed 1991 Leaf.

To a lesser extent I'm also doing the 1972 Topps set. I have roughly 45 of those signed.

So I have multiple projects I'm doing. Some sets I'm taking more seriously than others.

After a couple months, George Frazier came in today.

314/792

I don't right now but have been considering the 1988 Score set.

I'm 1/3 of a card away from completing that set and the 110-card update. I need Tony Fernandez on the 3-player card he shares with Ripken and Trammell.